-numbers on the back of Rigby books are Rigby numbers - must be correlated to other systems
-Kim will provide us with a Rigby Benchmarking kit for review
-when you order a 6 pack of books, it also comes with a teacher resource tool that outlines the lesson and teaching points
PM Plus (Rigby)
-updated books for students
-leveled from 1-25; bridge books leading to chapter books
-books focused on guiding readers and gradual release
PM Collection
-up to level 30
-introduce science and social studies themes
-introduction of table of contents, chapters
PM Stars
-took some of the original characters from the older books and reworked them
-50% science and 50% social studies; 50% fiction and 50% nonfiction
Chapter Books
-come with ebooks and resources online
-level 16-24
-some characters repeat in different stories
Science Readers/Math Readers/Social Studies Readers (some of these are part of the photo series)
-level 1-second grade (16 or 18?)
-great pictures
-books include a table of contents
Platinum Series
-newer series
-different stories
Sails
-pre-k through 5th grade
-incorporates different types of writing through books (books include examples of the 6 Traits of writing)
-every level includes a teacher resource book (more extensive version) that can be purchased for an additional cost
-in the back of each student book, there is a note section with information about the lesson plan about the specific story
Flying Colors
-similar to Sails series
-science and social studies focus; fiction and nonfiction
-teacher resource book available for an additional cost
Gigglers
-silly books to get students excited about reading
-designed to support struggling readers
-leveled using colors; colors represent levels
Parrot Extremes
-turn and learn books
-matched a fiction and nonfiction by flipping over the same book - one side of book is fiction, one is nonfiction
-older Parrot books the leveling is not consistent; new Parrot books (turn and learn) leveling is pretty good
-designed to get boys to become interested in reading; used the same art used in computer games to create the illustrations
-lessons are still broken down
Shutterbugs
-known for photography
-not as leveled as other series
2:00-3:00 Introductions and Greg Shannon's presentation/questions from Bookroom Coordinators
-Let J&K know the titles & quantities of your needs
-J&K will give information to Greg
-Greg will turn around a quote
-From that quote, the purchase will be made with the P.O.
Building Needs
- Fill in gaps between primary leveled and chapter books
- Content areas
- Intermediate (3-5) - keep up on newer titles
Catalog
-K-8 Balanced Literacy, Content Areas
-Automatic 30% off orders (Green Price represents 30% off)
-PB: Paperback
-CC: CoverCraft - guaranteed hardback
-p. 2-3: Online Customization - search for exactly what you need
-p. 4-5: Reading Level Correlation Chart
-p. 36: Collections by Reading Level
-p. 53: Collections by Lexile
-p. 58-59: Lucy Calkins Units of Study, Linda Hoyt
-p. 61: Writing related Collections (6 Trait Power Write)
-p. 63: Independent and Guided Reading sets (you can pick out individual titles)
-p. 117: Resources for Struggling Readers
-p. 155: Award Winning Books/New Books
-p. 159 : Early Literacy
-p. 169: Popular Leveled Readers
-p. 173: Popular Fiction & Series
-p. 178: Books by Themes & Genre, High Interest Books
-p. 207: Multicultural Books
- Rest of the catalog is made up of content areas
Content Area Books
- Primary - guided reading content area books (red - emergent, green - )
- Trade Books - some in audio versions as well
-Teacher Resource Books & Student Workbooks - strategies and skills
3:00-4:00
Information from Teacher Created Materials
-Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers and Exploring Nonfiction
-different levels of books within the same topic
-Building Fluency through Reader's Theater
-Early Childhood Themes
**Bookroom Coordinators will figure out if schools have any of these kits - we think some were purchased a few years ago
Information from Scholastic
-Suzann Wittig is our sales rep
-Kate and Julie met with her a few weeks ago. She was supposed to drop off materials for us to preview. We will follow up with her.
Thoughts about presentations to schools
-Bookroom Coordinators will help spread excitement about the bookroom process by giving away some free books provided by Perfection Learning.
-Bookroom Coordinators will share how the money was divided up among schools (see wiki for details).
Update from each coordinator
Greensview - existing bookroom has been inventoried and up and running; the intermediate bookroom is being inventoried, labeled and shelved; waiting for shelves to be put together
Windermere - physical space is cleaned up; books that were ordered at the end of last year have been leveled (F&P and DRA), beginning to inventory all books; grade levels have been invited to visit the bookroom and help weed out books that no longer belong in the bookroom
Tremont - waiting for shelves to be put together; all of the 3-5 books have been inventoried and leveled; three sections have been created fiction, nonfiction (by content area), and biographies; K-2 exists as it has in the past
Wickliffe -
Barrington - building is under construction; primary bookroom has a temporary set-up; preliminary stages of creating an inventory of books
IntelliScanner - Annette
-Annette shared information about the Intelliscanner; she ordered one and will play around with it and let us know what she finds
-extra books should be sent to Julie and Kate and we will do a book swap
-talk about the Tremont Book Sale
Next Steps
1. See above
2. Bring titles/copies of books that you may want to donate or discard so that other people can share their views and we can make a collective decision about specific titles.
3. The group plans to meet again in November (after Thanksgiving) - we will meet at Tremont and discuss the Intelliscanner and a method for making labels by merging Excel and a Word document
12:15 Welcome & Introductions
12:30-1:30 Kimberly Jenkins' presentation/questions from Bookroom Coordinators
Contact information:
513-633-5408
kimberley.jenkins@pmhpub.com
-representing Rigby, Steck-Vaughn and Great Source
-Kim will provide us with a correlation chart
-numbers on the back of Rigby books are Rigby numbers - must be correlated to other systems
-Kim will provide us with a Rigby Benchmarking kit for review
-when you order a 6 pack of books, it also comes with a teacher resource tool that outlines the lesson and teaching points
PM Plus (Rigby)
-updated books for students
-leveled from 1-25; bridge books leading to chapter books
-books focused on guiding readers and gradual release
PM Collection
-up to level 30
-introduce science and social studies themes
-introduction of table of contents, chapters
PM Stars
-took some of the original characters from the older books and reworked them
-50% science and 50% social studies; 50% fiction and 50% nonfiction
Chapter Books
-come with ebooks and resources online
-level 16-24
-some characters repeat in different stories
Science Readers/Math Readers/Social Studies Readers (some of these are part of the photo series)
-level 1-second grade (16 or 18?)
-great pictures
-books include a table of contents
Platinum Series
-newer series
-different stories
Sails
-pre-k through 5th grade
-incorporates different types of writing through books (books include examples of the 6 Traits of writing)
-every level includes a teacher resource book (more extensive version) that can be purchased for an additional cost
-in the back of each student book, there is a note section with information about the lesson plan about the specific story
Flying Colors
-similar to Sails series
-science and social studies focus; fiction and nonfiction
-teacher resource book available for an additional cost
Gigglers
-silly books to get students excited about reading
-designed to support struggling readers
-leveled using colors; colors represent levels
Parrot Extremes
-turn and learn books
-matched a fiction and nonfiction by flipping over the same book - one side of book is fiction, one is nonfiction
-older Parrot books the leveling is not consistent; new Parrot books (turn and learn) leveling is pretty good
-designed to get boys to become interested in reading; used the same art used in computer games to create the illustrations
-lessons are still broken down
Shutterbugs
-known for photography
-not as leveled as other series
2:00-3:00 Introductions and Greg Shannon's presentation/questions from Bookroom Coordinators
-Perfection Learning
Contact Information
866.252.6580 x1169
gshannon@perfectionlearning.com
Purchasing Process
-Let J&K know the titles & quantities of your needs
-J&K will give information to Greg
-Greg will turn around a quote
-From that quote, the purchase will be made with the P.O.
Building Needs
- Fill in gaps between primary leveled and chapter books
- Content areas
- Intermediate (3-5) - keep up on newer titles
Catalog
-K-8 Balanced Literacy, Content Areas
-Automatic 30% off orders (Green Price represents 30% off)
-PB: Paperback
-CC: CoverCraft - guaranteed hardback
-p. 2-3: Online Customization - search for exactly what you need
-p. 4-5: Reading Level Correlation Chart
-p. 36: Collections by Reading Level
-p. 53: Collections by Lexile
-p. 58-59: Lucy Calkins Units of Study, Linda Hoyt
-p. 61: Writing related Collections (6 Trait Power Write)
-p. 63: Independent and Guided Reading sets (you can pick out individual titles)
-p. 117: Resources for Struggling Readers
-p. 155: Award Winning Books/New Books
-p. 159 : Early Literacy
-p. 169: Popular Leveled Readers
-p. 173: Popular Fiction & Series
-p. 178: Books by Themes & Genre, High Interest Books
-p. 207: Multicultural Books
- Rest of the catalog is made up of content areas
Content Area Books
- Primary - guided reading content area books (red - emergent, green - )
- Trade Books - some in audio versions as well
-Teacher Resource Books & Student Workbooks - strategies and skills
3:00-4:00
Information from Teacher Created Materials
-Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers and Exploring Nonfiction
-different levels of books within the same topic
-Building Fluency through Reader's Theater
-Early Childhood Themes
**Bookroom Coordinators will figure out if schools have any of these kits - we think some were purchased a few years ago
Information from Scholastic
-Suzann Wittig is our sales rep
-Kate and Julie met with her a few weeks ago. She was supposed to drop off materials for us to preview. We will follow up with her.
Thoughts about presentations to schools
-Bookroom Coordinators will help spread excitement about the bookroom process by giving away some free books provided by Perfection Learning.
-Bookroom Coordinators will share how the money was divided up among schools (see wiki for details).
Update from each coordinator
Greensview - existing bookroom has been inventoried and up and running; the intermediate bookroom is being inventoried, labeled and shelved; waiting for shelves to be put together
Windermere - physical space is cleaned up; books that were ordered at the end of last year have been leveled (F&P and DRA), beginning to inventory all books; grade levels have been invited to visit the bookroom and help weed out books that no longer belong in the bookroom
Tremont - waiting for shelves to be put together; all of the 3-5 books have been inventoried and leveled; three sections have been created fiction, nonfiction (by content area), and biographies; K-2 exists as it has in the past
Wickliffe -
Barrington - building is under construction; primary bookroom has a temporary set-up; preliminary stages of creating an inventory of books
IntelliScanner - Annette
-Annette shared information about the Intelliscanner; she ordered one and will play around with it and let us know what she finds
www.intelliscanner.com
Junior Library Guild - Angie
-The Junior Library Guild is having a warehouse sale October 2-4; they are hard bound books for $5 (typically $20 books)
-Angie has a catalog
-This is an annual event
-People can subscribe
-Julie and Kate will find out how much a subscription costs
www.juniorlibraryguild.com
Extra books from Greensview - Julie and Angie
-extra books should be sent to Julie and Kate and we will do a book swap
-talk about the Tremont Book Sale
Next Steps
1. See above
2. Bring titles/copies of books that you may want to donate or discard so that other people can share their views and we can make a collective decision about specific titles.
3. The group plans to meet again in November (after Thanksgiving) - we will meet at Tremont and discuss the Intelliscanner and a method for making labels by merging Excel and a Word document